Unit 14: A. Reading Comprehension - 5 Operating Systems: Hidden Software

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UNIT 14
A. READING COMPREHENSION .
5 OPERATING SYSTEMS : HIDDEN SOFTWARE
When a brand new computer comes off the factory assembly line, it can do
nothing. The hardware needs sofware to make it work. Are talking about applications
software such as wordprocessing or spreadsheet software? Party. But an application
software package does not communicate directly withy hardware. Between application
software and the hardware is a software interface- an operating system. An operating
system is a set of programs that lies between applications software and the computer
hardware.
The most important program is the opereting system, the program that manages
the operating system, is the supervisor program, most of which remains in memory and
is thus reffered to as resident. The supervisor controls the entire operating system and
load into the memory other operating system programs (called nonresident) from disk
storage only as needed.
Operating system has three main functions: (1)manage the computer’s

resources, such as the central processing unit, memory, disk drives, and printers.
(2)establish a user interface, and (3)excute and provide services for application
software. Keep in mind , hoever, that much of the work of operating system is hidden
from the user. In partucular, the first listed function, managing the computer’s
resoucers, and taken care of without the user being aware of the details. Futhermore,
all input and output operations, although onvoked by applicatin program, are actually
carried out by operating system.
Anwer the following question :
1. what is the difference between applications software and operating system?
2. what is the supervisor program the most important operating system

program?
3. What is resident?
4. What is non resident?

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5. what are the main functions of an operating system?
Open sources: the way forward.
With open source software, what do people think about first?Money, usually,
because open source software is free.But this isn’t the only important thing.First,there is
a freedom from the software vendors. Organisations say that the freedom is the number
one reason to choose open source software.with open source software, an
organisation does not have to follow the software vendor’s decision.With proprietary
software the vendor controls software updates.For eaxmple, users can’t add featuresto
proprietary software themselves but they can add features source software.
Also with open source software companies have more control of the
data,Proprietary software often stores data in special ways that only the vendor
understands. So,when a company wants to change another vendor’s software. Moving
the data to new software can be very difficult. Open source software is different: open
source software vendors explain their data clearly and openly so that there are not
secret. Because of this ,moving data isn’t a problem.
Sometimes people worry about open source operating systems. They think that
their favorite software won’t run on open source operating system. However, this is not
true because there is a lot of office software, such as word processors and
spreadsheets, for open sourse operating systems.In fact, there are many kinds of this
software and they work well. It is only special areas, such as graphics design, where
proprietary is clearly better.
Answer the following questions :
6. What is the text about ?
7. What is the most important things about open source software?
8. What do companies have with open sourse software?
9. How does proprietary often store the data?
10. What do people worry about open source operating system?

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B. VOCABULARY.
a). Match the security solusion in 1-5 to its purpose a-e.
1. a firewall a). prevents damage that viruses might cause.
2. antivirus software b). Make sure only authorised people access the
network.
3. authentication c) checks the user is allowed to use system.
4. username,password d). Blocks unauthorised access codes.
And biometric scanning
5. encryption e). Protects the system from public access.
b). Match the verbs 1-5 with the noun a-e.
6. switch/turn on a). software
7. eat b). Software
8. connect c). Peripheral
9. load d). Food
10. run e). The computer.
c). Complete this dialogue with the words in the box.
Speed, change, about, problem, devices

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11. I have proble with the network download ............... What can you suggest?
12. Why don’t you ..................the hub?
13. I don’t think that will work. The hub is fine? OK. How ............adding a repeater
then?
14. Hmm, I am not sure it will help, it is not a .............with the signal strength.
15. OK, then you should check the cables and network..............to make sure that
they are compatible with your network.

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5 OPERATING SYSTEMS : HIDDEN SOFTWARE

Operating system has three main functions: (1)manage the computer’s

Anwer the following question :

1. what is the difference between applications software and operating system?

2. what is the supervisor program the most important operating system

4. What is non resident?

5. what are the main functions of an operating system?

Open sources: the way forward.

Answer the following questions :

6. What is the text about ?

7. What is the most important things about open source software?

8. What do companies have with open sourse software?

9. How does proprietary often store the data?

10. What do people worry about open source operating system?

a). Match the security solusion in 1-5 to its purpose a-e.

1. a firewall a). prevents damage that viruses might cause.

3. authentication c) checks the user is allowed to use system.

4. username,password d). Blocks unauthorised access codes.

And biometric scanning

5. encryption e). Protects the system from public access.

b). Match the verbs 1-5 with the noun a-e.

6. switch/turn on a). software

7. eat b). Software

8. connect c). Peripheral

9. load d). Food

10. run e). The computer.

c). Complete this dialogue with the words in the box.

Speed, change, about, problem, devices

12. Why don’t you ..................the hub?

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